NORTH AMRICANRACCOONS by J.J.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR• My name is Jessica• My hobbies are

dancing, drawing, andplaying at my friends’houses.

• I like baby blue,anddogs .

• I’m writing about thenorth Americanraccoon because theyare cute, most peopledon’t like them, and Idon’t know much aboutthem.

Who am I ?• This is a North American

raccoon.• It’s name came from the

Algonquian word “aroughcoune.”

• lives in north America• In the winter it’s coat keeps it

warm• My favorite part is it’s mask by

it’s eyes

The early years

• Baby raccoons =kits

• Litter have 2 to 7 kits• It takes about 3

weeks for their eyesto open

Habitat sweet habitat

• They live all mostevery were

What's on the menu

• Plants• Animal matter• Eggs• Berries• Grapes• Nuts• Seeds• Crustaceans• insects

Raccoon tracks

• Look like a cat’stracks would

• You would find themin the woods

Simply Irresistible

• It’s tail has 5-7 blackstripes

• Front feet are forcatching

• North raccoons arebigger than thesouth raccoons

Where in the world?

• U.S• Southern Canada• South America

Did you know?

• Raccoon arecarnivorous andomnivorous

• Raccoon =arougncun = he howscratches withhands

Fun fact!

• Raccoons don’thibernate but mightsleep sometimes inthe winter

Resource list• www.findarticles.com• www.fohn.net• http://www.naturephoto-cz.com/photos/others/raccoon-3157.jpg• http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/water/racoon_tracks.htm• http://profile.myspace.com• http://www.yoho-lake.com/s5main.htm• http://creativegeneralist.blogspot.com